Carrie Underwood photo courtesy of Sony Music Nashville. Carrie Underwood will star in the coveted role of Maria von Trapp in NBC’s live broadcast of “The Sound of Music,” based on the original Broadway musical,…

Hunter Hayes photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Nashville. Hunter Hayes, along with a Johnny Cash tribute by The Band Perry and Dierks Bentley, have been added to the lineup for ‘The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!!…

Brett Eldredge, Jana Kramer, Scotty McCreery, and Gloriana together on stage during the GAC exclusive taping of Christmas with Scotty McCreery Friends in a recording studio on Nashville’s Music Row. Photo by Ed Rode. For…

(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that’s happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.) Right before Trace Adkins left for a string of USO concerts in Japan,…